{"id":2,"date":"2021-07-13T14:03:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-13T14:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/bnb\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2024-02-16T18:55:38","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T18:55:38","slug":"front-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/bnb\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"background-color:#f2f2f2;color:#32373c\" class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-profile-box square ab-has-avatar ab-font-size-18 ab-block-profile ab-profile-columns\"><div class=\"ab-profile-column ab-profile-avatar-wrap\"><div class=\"ab-profile-image-wrap\"><figure class=\"ab-profile-image-square\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" class=\"ab-profile-avatar wp-image-270\" src=\"http:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/bnb\/files\/2024\/02\/IMG_1049-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/bnb\/files\/2024\/02\/IMG_1049-scaled.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/bnb\/files\/2024\/02\/IMG_1049-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/bnb\/files\/2024\/02\/IMG_1049-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/bnb\/files\/2024\/02\/IMG_1049-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ab-profile-column ab-profile-content-wrap\"><h2 class=\"ab-profile-name\" style=\"color:#32373c\">Dr. Amber Doiron <\/h2><p class=\"ab-profile-title\" style=\"color:#32373c\">Principle Investigator <\/p><div class=\"ab-profile-text\"><p>Dr. Doiron is an Assistant Professor at the University of Vermont. She earned a M.S. and Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and was the T. Chen Fong Postdoctoral Fellow in radiology and chemical engineering at the University of Calgary. She was also the chief scientific officer at NanoPulse Biosciences, a startup company focused on biomedical applications of gold nanoparticles. Her research focuses on the development of nanoparticles for use in drug delivery and as contrast agents in magnetic resonance imaging in addition to studying toxicity mechanisms of nanoparticles. She is passionate about expanding engineering pathways for underrepresented minorities, women, and members of the LGBTQIA+ community. Aside from work, she is passionate about her family and dogs, brain injury awareness, caregiver stress, music, gardening, and cooking. <\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/amber-doiron-14518046\/\">LinkedIn<\/a>   <\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=9kS_BdMAAAAJ&amp;hl=en\">Google Scholar<\/a><\/p><p>email: amber.doiron@uvm.edu <\/p><\/div><ul class=\"ab-social-links\"><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:#f2f2f2;color:#32373c\" class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-profile-box square ab-has-avatar ab-font-size-18 ab-block-profile ab-profile-columns\"><div class=\"ab-profile-column ab-profile-avatar-wrap\"><div class=\"ab-profile-image-wrap\"><figure class=\"ab-profile-image-square\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"722\" height=\"872\" class=\"ab-profile-avatar wp-image-221\" src=\"http:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/bnb\/files\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2021-08-23-at-1.07.31-PM.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ab-profile-column ab-profile-content-wrap\"><h2 class=\"ab-profile-name\" style=\"color:#32373c\">Omid Sedighi, M.S.<\/h2><p class=\"ab-profile-title\" style=\"color:#32373c\">Ph.D. Student<\/p><div class=\"ab-profile-text\"><p>Omid started his research in Professor Doiron\u2019s lab as a Ph.D. student in the biomedical engineering field at UVM in the fall of 2021. He received his B.Sc. degree from Iran University of Science and Technology and his Master\u2019s degree from the Sharif University of Technology, majoring in Material Science and Technology. His main research interest is bio-based materials for the application of drug delivery, bio-imaging, wound dressings, and cancer therapy. He is now working on designing a novel wound dressing for the treatment of biofilm without using antimicrobial agents. Omid believes in the power of \u201chard work\u201d and \u201cimagination\u201d and loves to work in a team and move forward. Apart from research, he is passionate about watching movies, fitness, cooking, and music.<\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/omid-sedighi-82aa1893\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=Uj5CNaoAAAAJ\">Google Scholar<\/a><\/p><p>email: Omid.Sedighi@uvm.edu<\/p><\/div><ul class=\"ab-social-links\"><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:#f2f2f2;color:#32373c\" class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-profile-box square ab-has-avatar ab-font-size-18 ab-block-profile ab-profile-columns\"><div class=\"ab-profile-column ab-profile-avatar-wrap\"><div class=\"ab-profile-image-wrap\"><figure class=\"ab-profile-image-square\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1125\" height=\"1008\" class=\"ab-profile-avatar wp-image-285\" src=\"http:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/bnb\/files\/2024\/02\/Stephen.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/bnb\/files\/2024\/02\/Stephen.jpg 1125w, https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/bnb\/files\/2024\/02\/Stephen-768x688.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ab-profile-column ab-profile-content-wrap\"><h2 class=\"ab-profile-name\" style=\"color:#32373c\">Stephen Paige<\/h2><p class=\"ab-profile-title\" style=\"color:#32373c\">Ph.D. Candidate<\/p><div class=\"ab-profile-text\"><p>I earned my B.S. in biomedical engineering at UVM in 2021 and completed one year of graduate study at the Illinois Institute of Technology before returning to UVM to work with Dr. Doiron&#8217;s group in the fall of 2022. My work focuses on MR imaging contrast agents, and I&#8217;m poised to expand into in vivo applications of the technology. Outside of lab, I like to work out, ski, and hang out with friends!<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/stephen-paige-b00a13158\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/p><p>email: Stephen.Paige@uvm.edu<\/p><\/div><ul class=\"ab-social-links\"><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:#f2f2f2;color:#32373c\" class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-profile-box square ab-has-avatar ab-font-size-18 ab-block-profile ab-profile-columns\"><div class=\"ab-profile-column ab-profile-avatar-wrap\"><div class=\"ab-profile-image-wrap\"><figure class=\"ab-profile-image-square\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" class=\"ab-profile-avatar wp-image-122\" src=\"http:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/bnb\/files\/2021\/08\/Jaspreet-formal-photo.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ab-profile-column ab-profile-content-wrap\"><h2 class=\"ab-profile-name\" style=\"color:#32373c\">Jaspreet Singh Nagi, M.S., Ph.D.<\/h2><p class=\"ab-profile-title\" style=\"color:#32373c\">BNB Lab Alumnus<\/p><div class=\"ab-profile-text\"><p>Jaspreet completed his Ph.D. in biomedical engineering in the BNB Lab at UVM in September of 2022 after completing his undergraduate degree in biomedical engineering from Mumbai, India and his M.S. in biomedical engineering from Binghamton University, New York. His research focused on understanding the importance of shear stress and particle size on particle and cell interactions in dynamic flow conditions for vascular health and drug delivery applications.  He was the recipient of the 2019-20 and 2020-21 Bioengineering PhD Student\u00a0Award\u00a0for \u201cexcellence in performance and greatest promise of success&#8221;. <\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jaspreet-singh-nagi\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/p><\/div><ul class=\"ab-social-links\"><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:#f2f2f2;color:#32373c\" class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-profile-box square ab-has-avatar ab-font-size-18 ab-block-profile ab-profile-columns\"><div class=\"ab-profile-column ab-profile-avatar-wrap\"><div class=\"ab-profile-image-wrap\"><figure class=\"ab-profile-image-square\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"586\" height=\"460\" class=\"ab-profile-avatar wp-image-20\" src=\"http:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/bnb\/files\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-13-at-10.33.38-AM.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ab-profile-column ab-profile-content-wrap\"><h2 class=\"ab-profile-name\" style=\"color:#32373c\">Brooke Bednarke, M.S.<\/h2><p class=\"ab-profile-title\" style=\"color:#32373c\">BNB Lab Alumnus<\/p><div class=\"ab-profile-text\"><p>Brooke completed her M.S. in biomedical engineering in the BNB Lab in September of 2022 and is currently a Ph.D. student at Tufts University. Brooke won the UVM BME Service Award &#8220;for fostering inclusion, excellence, and awareness of all aspects of UVM Biomedical Engineering&#8221;. <\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/brooke-bednarke-72946217a\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/p><\/div><ul class=\"ab-social-links\"><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:#f2f2f2;color:#32373c\" class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-profile-box square ab-has-avatar ab-font-size-18 ab-block-profile ab-profile-columns\"><div class=\"ab-profile-column ab-profile-avatar-wrap\"><div class=\"ab-profile-image-wrap\"><figure class=\"ab-profile-image-square\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" class=\"ab-profile-avatar wp-image-118\" src=\"http:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/bnb\/files\/2021\/08\/Doiron-Lab-Group-at-Graduation-Binghamton-2018-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/bnb\/files\/2021\/08\/Doiron-Lab-Group-at-Graduation-Binghamton-2018-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/bnb\/files\/2021\/08\/Doiron-Lab-Group-at-Graduation-Binghamton-2018-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/bnb\/files\/2021\/08\/Doiron-Lab-Group-at-Graduation-Binghamton-2018-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/bnb\/files\/2021\/08\/Doiron-Lab-Group-at-Graduation-Binghamton-2018-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ab-profile-column ab-profile-content-wrap\"><h2 class=\"ab-profile-name\" style=\"color:#32373c\">Doiron Lab Alumni<\/h2><p class=\"ab-profile-title\" style=\"color:#32373c\">2012-Present<\/p><div class=\"ab-profile-text\"><p><strong>Doctor of Philosophy Graduates<\/strong><\/p><p>\u00b7\u00a0 Yizhong Liu, Ph.D., May 2017<\/p><p>\u00b7\u00a0 Eunsoo Yoo, M.S., Ph.D., Aug 2017<\/p><p>\u00b7\u00a0 Chendong Humphrey Han, Ph.D., Dec 2018<\/p><p>\u00b7\u00a0 Kyle Reeser, Ph.D., Dec 2019<\/p><p>\u00b7\u00a0 Chukwuazam Nwasike, Ph.D., Dec 2020<\/p><p>\u00b7\u00a0 Jaspreet Singh Nagi, Ph.D., 2022<\/p><p><strong>Master&#8217;s of Science Graduates<\/strong><\/p><p><em>MS Thesis<\/em><\/p><p>\u00b7\u00a0 Xinyu Wu, M.S., Dec 2015<\/p><p>\u00b7\u00a0 Daniel Goldstein, M.S., Dec 2016<\/p><p>\u00b7\u00a0 Matthew Mahan, M.S., May 2017<\/p><p>\u00b7\u00a0 Julia Dookran, M.S., May 2017<\/p><p>\u00b7\u00a0 Jaspreet Nagi Singh, M.S., Aug 2017<\/p><p>\u00b7\u00a0 Brooke Bednarke, M.S., 2022<\/p><p><em>MS Project<\/em><\/p><p>\u00b7\u00a0 Ali Ropri, M.S., Dec 2015<\/p><p>\u00b7\u00a0 Michael Galatsky, M.S., Aug 2015<\/p><p>\u00b7\u00a0 Mansi Goswami, M.S., Dec 2016<\/p><p>\u00b7\u00a0 Kei Harada, M.S., May 2017<\/p><p><\/p><\/div><ul class=\"ab-social-links\"><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:#f2f2f2;color:#32373c\" class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-profile-box square ab-has-avatar ab-font-size-16 ab-block-profile ab-profile-columns\"><div class=\"ab-profile-column ab-profile-avatar-wrap\"><div class=\"ab-profile-image-wrap\"><figure class=\"ab-profile-image-square\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"718\" class=\"ab-profile-avatar wp-image-28\" src=\"http:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/bnb\/files\/2021\/07\/cropped-Screen-Shot-2021-07-13-at-10.50.33-AM.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/bnb\/files\/2021\/07\/cropped-Screen-Shot-2021-07-13-at-10.50.33-AM.png 1000w, https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/bnb\/files\/2021\/07\/cropped-Screen-Shot-2021-07-13-at-10.50.33-AM-768x551.png 768w, https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/bnb\/files\/2021\/07\/cropped-Screen-Shot-2021-07-13-at-10.50.33-AM-418x300.png 418w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ab-profile-column ab-profile-content-wrap\"><h2 class=\"ab-profile-name\" style=\"color:#32373c\">Undergraduate Researchers and Alumni<\/h2><p class=\"ab-profile-title\" style=\"color:#32373c\">2012-Present<\/p><div class=\"ab-profile-text\"><p>\u00b7\u00a0 Current Undergraduates: Rowan Reese, Maisie Moses, Eli Borrin, Ian Stender, Mike Marcotte, Eamon Finnerty <\/p><p>\u00b7 Alta Godfrey, B.S. 2023 UVM<\/p><p>\u00b7\u00a0Arai Lubas, current B.S. student UVM<\/p><p>\u00b7\u00a0Liam Orr, B.S. 2023 UVM<\/p><p>\u00b7 Kelly Jacobson, B.S. 2023 UVM<\/p><p>\u00b7\u00a0Hannah Sherrif, B.S. 2023 UVM<\/p><p>\u00b7Julia Ormerod, visiting summer student 2021 WPI<\/p><p>\u00b7\u00a0Aiyana Fortin, B.S. 2021 UVM<\/p><p>\u00b7\u00a0Brooke Bednarke, B.S. 2021 UVM<\/p><p>\u00b7\u00a0Grace Baraky, B.S. 2021 UVM<\/p><p>\u00b7\u00a0Juneau Brennan, B.S. 2021 UVM<\/p><p>\u00b7\u00a0Sara Kalb, B.S. 2021 UVM<\/p><p>\u00b7\u00a0Joseph Kowzun, B.S. May 2018 BU<\/p><p>\u00b7\u00a0 Armando Agosto, B.S. May 2017 BU<\/p><p>\u00b7\u00a0 David Beaman, B.S. 2017 BU<\/p><p>\u00b7\u00a0 Sophia Fu, B.S. May 2017 BU<\/p><p>\u00b7\u00a0 Bryn Lappies, B.S. May 2017 BU<\/p><p>\u00b7\u00a0 Fraser Leslie, B.S. May 2017 BU<\/p><p>\u00b7\u00a0 Lauren Nardacci, B.S. May 2017, BU<\/p><p>\u00b7\u00a0 Aaron Berger, B.S. May 2016 BU<\/p><p>\u00b7\u00a0 Julia Dookran, B.S. May 2016 BU<\/p><p>\u00b7\u00a0 Stephen Fischer, B.S. May 2016 BU<\/p><p>\u00b7\u00a0 Kei Harada, B.S. May 2016 BU<\/p><p>\u00b7\u00a0 Leigha Jarett, B.S. May 2016 BU<\/p><p>\u00b7\u00a0 Carmen Lee, B.S. 2016 BU<\/p><p>\u00b7\u00a0 Monique Macedo, visiting student,  B.S. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande<\/p><p>\u00b7\u00a0 Stephanie Malyszka, B.S. May 2016 BU<\/p><p>\u00b7\u00a0 Nicholas Romero, B.S. May 2016 BU<\/p><p>\u00b7\u00a0 Brian Walsh, B.S. May 2016 BU<\/p><p>\u00b7\u00a0 Kayla Crouch, B.S. SUNY Upstate Medical<\/p><p>\u00b7\u00a0 Noga Rogel, B.S. 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